Watanabe produced 16 points (6-13 FG, 4-9 3Pt), two blocks and one assist across 34 minutes in Japan's 97-77 loss to Germany in the Paris Olympics on Saturday. Watanabe served as one of Japan's ...

What Yuta Watanabe's decision means Memphis ended its season with only one player on the 15-man roster scheduled to hit free agency (Lamar Stevens). Watanabe had a player option, and Luke Kennard ...

Yuta Watanabe spent the 2023-24 season with the Memphis Grizzlies and Phoenix Suns. He finished the year with averages of 3.4 points and 1.6 rebounds per conte ...

Following a rocky start to his B-League career with the Chiba Jets, national team star Yuta Watanabe is determined to get on track in the second half of Japan's domestic basketball season. The 206 ...

Former Toronto Raptors fan favorite Yuta Watanabe is close to signing with the Chiba Jets. As a small market, Toronto had to find some diamonds in the rough and took a chance with Watanabe coming ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Memphis Grizzlies forward Yuta Watanabe announces he won’t pick up his 2024-2025 player option, instead deciding to leave the NBA to play in his home country, Japan. By… ...

Former Phoenix Suns player Yuta Watanabe will decline his player-option and head back to Japan.